Passenger Comfort.....

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:39:31 +1000, Geoff Vincent
wrote:


At the club where I did my initial training it was madatory for a
"close to solo" student to gain experience in back-seat flying before
being awarded his solo wings. It seemed very clear to me that being
in the back seat was very similar in positioning, with respect to CG
and outlook, to the single seater I would be transitioning into in due
course.

Curious coe of practice.

What kind of single seater was this that had a head right in front of
you, blocking your view during aerotow and landing? vbg

Usually I spend 90 percent of my gliderme on the backseat, but in my
opinion the feeling there is not even similar to the feeling in a
single seater.



Bye
Andreas

Andreas said:
Usually I spend 90 percent of my gliderme on the backseat, but in my
opinion the feeling there is not even similar to the feeling in a
single seater.

Maybe the point is just that getting a different view and a different feel
and adjusting to it is useful in making the transition to a single place


"Andreas Maurer" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:39:31 +1000, Geoff Vincent
wrote:


At the club where I did my initial training it was madatory for a
"close to solo" student to gain experience in back-seat flying before
being awarded his solo wings. It seemed very clear to me that being
in the back seat was very similar in positioning, with respect to CG
and outlook, to the single seater I would be transitioning into in due
course.

Curious coe of practice.

What kind of single seater was this that had a head right in front of
you, blocking your view during aerotow and landing? vbg

Usually I spend 90 percent of my gliderme on the backseat, but in my
opinion the feeling there is not even similar to the feeling in a
single seater.



Bye
Andreas

For Example John Smith wrote:

Maybe the point is just that getting a different view and a different feel
and adjusting to it is useful in making the transition to a single place

We transition our sutdents when two instructors feel they are ready for
it. They read the handbook, we brief them thouroughly and they go. I
don't know of any student who had the slightest problem.

On the other hand, we consider flying from the back seat with nobody or
a non pilot in the front seat a very bad and dangerous idea. Having lost
three club members in mid airs during the last three years, we are a bit
sensitive for a thorough look out.

Stefan

Andreas,

Obviously having a restricted forward view from the back seat is a
given fact. However the experience in the rear seat with respect to
reduced pitch movement and a different outlook perspective along the
wings was considered beneficial as this more closely simulated the
situation that would actually be encountered in a single seater. In
my case the two-seater training was in a K-13 and the first single
seater was a Ka6.


On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:27:50 +0200, Andreas Maurer
wrote:

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:39:31 +1000, Geoff Vincent
wrote:


At the club where I did my initial training it was madatory for a
"close to solo" student to gain experience in back-seat flying before
being awarded his solo wings. It seemed very clear to me that being
in the back seat was very similar in positioning, with respect to CG
and outlook, to the single seater I would be transitioning into in due
course.

Curious coe of practice.

What kind of single seater was this that had a head right in front of
you, blocking your view during aerotow and landing? vbg

Usually I spend 90 percent of my gliderme on the backseat, but in my
opinion the feeling there is not even similar to the feeling in a
single seater.



Bye
Andreas